Justin Schmitz is a Chicago based Photographer. He is the recipient of theToby Devan Lewis Fellowship, The Tierney Fellowship,City of Chicago CAAP Grant,Albert P. Weisman Scholarship, and The Union League Civic and Arts FoundationScholarship. A collection of his work was part of the Mid-West PhotographersProject at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. He was runner-up for thePhotography Book Now Prize, and a finalist for the Honickman First Book Prize.

STATEMENTI want to understand how we grew up. I feel a connection with my subjects because theyare a manifestation of my feelings about what it is to be in transition. I am interestedin moments that are unexplainable, the things we try and understand, the weird feelings,the upset stomachs, and the awkward glances.